Vacancy Announcement - Director of Finance & Chief Financial Officer
The Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System is seeking an experienced financial professional to manage its Financial Services Division. This position requires a current license as a Certified Public Accountant. For more information on this position, click the job...
12/16/2009
OPERS Issues RFP for TIPS Manager
The Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System has issued an RFP for a Treasury Inflation-Protection Securities (TIPS) investment manager. Proposals are due January 29, 2010. To download the RFP and investment guidelines, click on the hyperlinks below.
Request for...
Claim Your Property This Holiday Season at YourMoney.OK.gov
As the holiday season arrives, a little
extra cash could go a long way. That cash could be waiting for you in
the form of unclaimed property. More than $300 million for over 500,000
Oklahomans is in the state?s Unclaimed Property fund and can be easily
found by visiting...
12/10/2009
Melson Waives Preliminary Hearing in CLO Embezzlement Case
A former Commissioners of the Land Office (CLO)
auditor waived preliminary hearing today and was ordered to stand trial
on charges that he embezzled almost $1.2 million from the agency,
Attorney General Drew Edmondson said.
Electronic Waste is a Fast-Growing Problem
With the holiday season upon us, many Oklahomans may have new electronic devices such as computers, cell phones or gaming systems on their shopping lists.
Oklahoma City Voters Approve MAPS 3
The Oklahoman reports Oklahoma City voters have passed a far-reaching $777 million MAPS 3 initiative aimed at continuing citywide progress that began with the first MAPS in 1993. Like its predecessors, MAPS and MAPS For Kids, MAPS 3 is designed to dramatically change the face...
Preventing Toy Injuries During the Holidays
One of the most anticipated gift-giving
seasons is just around the corner! According to Safe Kids USA, more
than 65 percent of toys in the United States are purchased between
Thanksgiving and Christmas. In the midst of the hustle and bustle of
the holiday season,...
12/08/2009
Oklahoma EPSCoR Names New Director
The Oklahoma Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) has named Dr. Jerry R. Malayer as director of the program beginning Jan. 1, 2010. Malayer replaces Dr. Frank Waxman, who will retire Dec. 31, 2009.
12/07/2009
Artists Still Needed for Oklahoma History Center Project
Any artist wanting to contribute to a coloring book of 100 black
Oklahoma historical figures should attend the next Oklahoma History
Center's meeting at the state Capitol, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19 in
room 512A.
State Rep. Anastasia Pittman said artists will need to...
12/07/2009
Homebuyer Tax Credit Extended
If you are a looking to purchase a home and qualify for the first-time homebuyer tax credit, you are in luck the tax credit has been extended.
Seven Oklahoma Students Named Brad Henry International Scholars
Seven students from Oklahoma's regional universities have been named Brad Henry International Scholars and will spend the spring 2010 semester participating in an international study and internship program at Swansea University in Wales.